Washington DC-1961: Lake, Trees, and Fountain in Park

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationWashington, DC, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1960 Washington DC

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Lake, Trees, and Fountain in Park — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1961, this vintage home movie captures a scenic drive through a park in Washington DC. The camera moves past a tranquil lake surrounded by lush green trees and a weeping willow, with a fountain spraying water in the distance. The footage shows a classic car passing by, offering a nostalgic glimpse of mid-century American life. The image has the characteristic grain and color saturation of Super 8 film, with a dark border framing the view. This archival clip evokes a sense of peaceful memory and historical charm.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127401772

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: Washington, DC, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Washington, DC park or leisure-life sequences needing a brief home-movie view of a lake, fountain, trees, and passing roadway perspective.
Period detail: The footage may show mid-century park landscaping and roadside sightseeing, with the 1961 date supported by metadata rather than clearly visible signage or identifiable landmarks.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot feel from a moving car, observing a quiet park lake and fountain without staged action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a park lake, fountain spray, shoreline plantings, a weeping willow, dense trees, water reflections, and dark 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated greens, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and black frame borders that preserve the home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, travel transition, or memory beat within a Washington, DC visit, park, or mid-century leisure sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects automobile-era sightseeing and public park recreation, though the frames do not identify the exact park or any named landmark.
Research note: People are flagged in the clip metadata, so likeness review may be needed even though faces are not clear in these stills; copyright and location/property review remain separate.
Research search match: Searches such as 1961 8mm Washington DC park lake fountain, vintage home movie park drive, or mid-century car window lake view would fit this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Washington, DC park footage, then broader vintage lake, fountain, driving, and leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Washington, DC home-movie view of a park lake bordered by trees and shoreline plantings, seen through dark 8mm frame edges. — A moving view across a park lake with trees, reeds, and reflections along the shore.

1961 Washington, DC park lake scene with fountain spray, a weeping willow, shoreline trees, and reflected water. — A fountain sprays beside a willow tree across the lake in the park landscape.

Home-movie frame from 1961 Washington, DC showing fountain spray across a park lake near a willow and sunlit shore. — The camera passes a fountain spraying over the lake near a willow tree and shoreline.

1961 Washington, DC park lake view with fountain spray at the right edge, dense trees, shoreline vegetation, and reflective water. — A final passing view shows the fountain at the lake edge with trees and shoreline vegetation beyond.

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